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| | Europop | | | Music Artist : | | Eiffel 65 | | Music Style : | | General | | Record Label : | | Umvd Labels | | Release Date : | | 1999-11-30 | | Store Price : | | $13.98 | | Artistopia's Price: $13.98 | | Usually ships in 24 hours | | |
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CD Tracks/Songs
Disc 11. Blue (Da Ba Dee)
2. Too Much of Heaven
3. Dub in Life
4. Living in a Bubble
5. Move Your Body
6. My Console
7. Your Clown
8. Another Race
9. Edge
10. Now Is Forever
11. Silicon World
12. Europop
13. Hyperlink [Deep Down]
14. Blue (Da Ba Dee) [Extended Mix]
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Customer Reviews of This Album/CD |
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 A Fine Example of 'Europop' Indeed!
Submitted on: 2009-05-27 |
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Europop. Denoting both the given genre of the group and the title of their breakout record, Eiffel 65 enjoyed an extremely successful year in 1999. With lead single "Blue (Da Ba Dee)" hitting the number one spot on charts in nearly every civilized nation on Earth, there was a point in which the track became such a ubiquitous staple on radio it became as reviled as James Blunt's "Beautiful."
To the everlasting joy of thousands, "Blue" hasn't been heard from since at least 2002. It's the sort of track that will invariably (if it has not already) appear on Time Life produced "Remember the Nineties" discs along with dance-oriented essentials like "Macarena" by Los Del Rio and "Wannabe" by Spice Girls.
Europop was unabashedly accessible, almost to a fault. This accessibility was enhanced by trendy (well, at the time) gimmicks such as extensive use of vocoders. I don't believe a single lyric was sung though anything but a voice synthesizer. Granted, it was a dance record, and as American Bandstand proved back in the seventies, people will pretty much dance to anything as long as there is a discernible rhythm.
The bulk of the record is composed of nitwitted by-the-numbers dance melodies conceived purely for club hopping automatons. "Move Your Body", "My Console", "Hyperlink". . . .those are probably three parts of the same song. Still, Europop did have its flashes of astuteness. "Too Much of Heaven" is a damning statement on rampant consumerism, while still strangely encouraging dancing to lines like "No love, no friendship, nothing else."
At best, Eiffel 65 will remind you of Violator-era Depeche Mode. At worst, they will recall everything vile about the nineties' fascination for provisional dance pop. |
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 Bad but noteworthy
Submitted on: 2008-11-22 |
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| I remember Europop well, and I remember liking it a lot. And now looking back, I can't deny that this is severely under par music. The vocals are especially bad, but really the whole production is, and the hooks make a mockery out of the genre. But unfortunately, this album is noteworthy, even relevant. One has to have something going for them if they can construct a pop song as brilliant (although annoying as all hell) as Blue. The song's power on the radio really can't be downplayed effectively and for a brief period crashed sleazy dance into the mainstream. The songs are unfortunately memorable, which is weird, but maybe it is really only because of the nostalgic value this album has for me. But at the same time, most everything here is cringeworthy and ridiculous. As much as I would love to, I cannot forget Too Much Heaven, Livin' In A Bubble, My Console (GOOD GOD) and Silicon World. As much as I hate this now, the songs have good hooks. And I do not think I have the right to completely tear apart an album that sold as much as this did. In short, this is a chunk of the dance genre breaking off and making noise on mainstream radio, which was actually a big deal because mainstream dance became more and more relevant because of it, even if it was justified by just one juggernaut of a song. |
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 Worth owning just for "Living in a Bubble"
Submitted on: 2008-11-07 |
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| "I'm Blue" was the only reason I put this in my cd player, but after listening to the other tracks, I realized while "I'm Blue" is an ok song, the other songs on the cd really are much better. The first time I heard "Living in a Bubble" I was so amazed that I had to listen to it again right away. "Move your body" is another good song that just makes me feel like jumping up and dancing. |
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great cd
Submitted on: 2008-10-21 |
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Europop
Great cd, husband loves it, good songs to dance to. Reminds me of the nights we would go out to the clubs... |
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Classic techno
Submitted on: 2008-08-07 |
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| If you like the genre, the CD is great. I dabble in techno and house music every so often, and I love this disc. Songs are catchy and enjoyable. Because they are so repetitive, you learn the songs without realizing it. Play the disc a few times, and you will be singing the songs word for word and wonder how the heck it happened. If you like the song "Blue", you'll like the whole album |
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